NEWPORT, RI – The unexpected and unbelievable always seem to occur at the iconic Newport Folk Festival, which was founded by Lynn native George Wein and singer/activist Pete Seeger in 1959. Acoustic hero Bob Dylan went electric in 1965, aided and abetted by The Paul...
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Boston Calling Rocked The House
CAMBRIDGE – Joseph David Keery, a 2010 Newburyport High grad, guitar in hand, stands center stage Sunday afternoon at the Boston Calling music festival. He and his four Djo bandmates are dressed in matching white jumpsuits and a sizable crowd is grooving to their...
Jay Sweet from Essex guides World Class Newport RI Festivals
NEWPORT, RI -- Be Present. Be Kind. Be Open. Be Together. Those are the rules for the Folk Family at the Newport Folk Festival, founded in 1959 by George Wein who grew up in Lynn. Newport is unlike any other music event. That was evident this past weekend. Magic...
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